Where does “sjö þúsund” come from?

sjö þúsund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sjö, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sjö þúsund (Icelandic): seven thousand

Definitions

  1. seven thousand

Ancestry of “sjö þúsund”, step by step

sjö þúsund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sjö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsjöseven; the cardinal number after sex and before...
2Old Norsesjauseven
3Dutchdriethree
4Middle Dutchdriethree
5Old Dutchthrīe—
6Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
7Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Icelandic þúsund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþúsunda thousand
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →